John Henry may have defeated the automation in the form of the steam powered hammer, but in the year 2010 automotive processes trump human output again and again. The Ballista ATS, though, takes the best of human element in negotiation and instinct and couples it with an electronic market venue where there are a good deal of liquidity providers and seekers all in one place.

Ballista users enjoy:

• Anonymous Access to a Qualified and Exclusive Community of Liquidity Seekers and Sell-Side and Market-Making Entities



• Lower Cost of Trading Than Manual Aggregation Methods (IDB's)



• An Overall Much More Efficient Trading Model Than IM and Phone-Based Methods